After passing through Tenerife, New Zealand was the chosen setting A bullfighter To prepare first Plazas 2023. David Castro landed in Oceania early last January. He settled there together Sarah GuerreroJavi Gómez Noya and Anneke Jenkins continued to work hard to get as many first dates of the season as possible.
Next Saturday the 25th the Spanish pistol champion starts with the first number of the year.
Taupo Continental Cup, first stop of the season
A week later than originally planned, but it’s finally time to hang a number again. David Castro arrived in New Zealand with the intention of playing in the Wanaka Oceania Cup, but “due to logistical, travel and adaptation issues”, he had to postpone his debut to 2023. Meanwhile, EQTR “It’s always nice to take advantage of the summer and good weather to train with Javi”.
Finally this Saturday the 25th the man from La Roda jumps back into the ring. will do in Taupo Oceania Cup, an experiment where he starts with the best number and favorite band for success. Castro will be one of three Europeans to start the day after tomorrow, along with Italian Delian Statf and Czech David Martin.
The men who met last weekend in Wanaka, led by the Australians and New Zealanders, completed the preliminary list: Callum McCluskey, Kyle Smith – who returned to court after almost three years- and Taylor Reed They took the stage.
Castro starts this Saturday with the aim of Meet the competition again and build momentum for the first big race of the yearAbu Dhabi World Series, where he travels this Sunday.
A student of Amando Guerrero would be one The seven members of Thiriyamada 2023 for the first World Series date. A test that brings together the last three world champions –Vincent Lewis, Christian Blumenfeld and Leo Berger– Already Olympic medalists prefer Hayden Wilde and Alex YeeYou just need it Gustav AidenCurrently on the waiting list.
One more thing before heading back to Spain
After competing in the UAE on March 3, David Castro will return to New Zealand for three more weeks of training and a final match before returning to Spain.
It will be on March 25 New Plymouth World Cup. There you will meet some familiar names: Henry Schoeman, Tyler Mislavczuk, Jacob Birtwistle or Matthew Hauser They will be its rivals in this city in the southwest of New Zealand’s North Island.
“I’ll be back later For Spain with the aim of competing in the Olympic points events”, he explains to Planeta Triathlon. The triathlete from La Mancha could not compete as much as he wanted in 2022 due to injuries, this 2023 he has a clear objective: to speed everything up. His preferences should be in Paris 2024.
“I miss a few marks, I only have four I want to get as many points as possible“Castro, currently ranked as the fourth best Spaniard in the Olympic standings, finishes with two points.
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